MLB's 2023 Rule Changes, Ruining the Game?? | Bush League

Major League Baseball will have some radical new rules entering the 2023 season. Bigger bases? Banning the shift? And the dreaded pitch clock?! I breakdown each of the three new rules while exploring their future in baseball.

Music:
Hypnosis - Godmode
Spanish Rose - Chris Haugen
Sound of Aging - Max McFerren
Schizo - Anno Domini Beats
A Trip Around the Moon - Unicorn Heads

0:00 Intro
1:25 Bigger Bases
3:03 Pitch Timer
7:15 Truth: Baseball will never be like the NFL or NBA and that's ok!
8:18 Restricting the Shift
12:04 In Conclusion

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Full MLB Network MiLB game with new rule changes

MLB Year-by-Year Game Time/Attendance

Everything to know about MLB's rule changes - Tom Verducci

MLB Rule Changes official presser (Rob Manfred's statement)

Rule Changes Announced

Sprint Speed

NL Pickoffs 2022 data - STATS

NL Pickoff Throws 2022 data - STATS

AL Pickoffs 2022 data - STATS

AL Pickoff Throws 2022 data - STATS

Players, managers react to rule changes

Dodgers players on rule changes

Competition Committee votes on rule changes

Rule Changes - MLB Trade Rumors

PitchCom system

Pace of play definition

Bill James quote

6 things I learned watching the pitch clock in action - Anthony Castrovince

Potential rule changes tested in Double A

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[iraevans]

I don't understand why the owners would support anything that speeds up the game. Less time to sell merch or food or beer. This will cut into profits.

[duanebidoux]

At 5:04 you say the first thing I don't follow, so either you (Senor) or perhaps another viewer could answer if they know. You state that if the batter doesn't advance during his plate appearance then the disengagements reset to two. But, if he "doesn't advance" he's out, right? So, if I understand you're just saying it resets for the next batter, which makes sense. Perhaps I didn't understand but that's the best I could take from what you said. Any contributions to my understanding appreciated.

[ironmantim]

If anything, they should do it like softball, where there's another 1st base in foul territory. That way, the runner stays in foul territory the whole time and there's no weird arguments about runner interference with throws from the catcher as well

[Hogtownboy]

The only way to speedup a game is to have lesscommercials breaks

[markpekrul]

"Baseball will never be like the NFL or NBA"? Maybe not, but it's trending in that direction. Baseball's house is burning and those than run it and play it are chiefly responsible. All these rules are being adopted because of one thing - analytics. The marriage of the game to advanced analytics has increased the length of games, led to the overuse of the shift, driven down anything resembling action, and largely have made the game almost unwatchable if you're not in the stadium. I've been watching the game for 45 years, and up until 10 years ago or so watched games regularly on TV throughout the year. These days, it's an effort to watch a few because of the product on the field.

All this might be whining from an old fan, but we'll see - the bottom line is how many eyeballs MLB will draw. Does anyone think that implementation of these rules will help on that front? We'll see.

[jasonkane]

You want a faster game? Move the fences back out ten feet and the mound back up to 15 inches. Boo. Done. However, be prepared for the litany of whining that happens when "not enough scoring" happens. But, your pitchers will all shave about a run or so off their ERA's.